Athena Strand Homicide
Killer Sentenced To Loss of life
Revealed
The previous FedEx supply driver who copped to kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old woman in Texas has been sentenced to demise by deadly injection.
Tanner Lynn Horner discovered his destiny Tuesday when a Texas jury sentenced him to demise.
He pleaded responsible to capital homicide and aggravated kidnapping final month within the November 2022 demise of Athena Strand.
Horner entered his plea simply earlier than his trial … after which the jury was tasked with deciding between life in jail or capital punishment.
He was delivering packages for FedEx in November 2022 when he kidnapped Athena from exterior her father’s dwelling in Paradise, Texas. He was dropping off a Christmas reward for her when he kidnapped her and strangled her to demise inside his supply van.
Throughout the trial, the jury was proven footage of Athena in Horner’s van.
The little woman went dwelling on the varsity bus and was reported lacking round 2 hours after she was dropped off … prompting an enormous search effort by legislation enforcement and volunteers.
Athena’s physique was discovered two days later … and police received a tip that led them to Horner.
After Horner was sentenced to demise, Athena’s uncle, Elijah Strand, spoke out in court docket on behalf of the household, telling Horner to his face … “You destroyed a family. You will feel the wrath of God.”
